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Orchestra

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra is the only professional orchestra in Finland specialised in jazz and new rhythm-oriented music. The big band of 16 musicians plays about 100 concerts every year in Finland and abroad. The orchestra plays a diverse range of modern music that is on the pulse of the times. The programme consists from jazz to soul and classical music, mixing old and new in surprising way, from children to senior citizens. Musicians in UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra are some of the best jazz musicians in Finland. There are over 100 musicians, composers, directors and artists working with the orchestra every year. The band also acts as a hands-on educational establishment for Finnish musicians in the fields of jazz and popular music.

Timo Paasonen

2. trumpet

Member of UMO since 1988

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Teemu Mattsson

1. trumpet, section leader

Member of UMO since 2005

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Mikko Pettinen

3. trumpet

Member of UMO since 1998

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Tero Saarti

4. trumpet

Member of UMO since 1993

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Mikko Mustonen

2. trombone

Member of UMO since 1993

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Kasperi Sarikoski

1. trombone, section leader

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Pekka Laukkanen

3. trombone

Member of UMO since 1993

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Mikael Långbacka

Bass trombone

Member of UMO since 1984

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Olli Ojajärvi

2. tenor saxophone

Member of UMO since 2000

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Manuel Dunkel

2. tenor saxophone

Member of UMO since 1994

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Jouni Järvelä

1. alto saxophone, section leader

Member of UMO since 1995

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Ville Vannemaa

1. and 2. alto saxophone

Conductor, arranger

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Mikko Mäkinen

Baritone saxophone

Member of UMO since 1994

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Markus Ketola

Drums

Member of UMO since 1993

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Kirmo Lintinen

Piano

Conductor, composer

Member of UMO since 1988

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Ed Partyka

Artistic Director and Chief Conductor 2020–2021

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UMO HELSINKI JAZZ ORCHESTRA

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra is the only professional orchestra in Finland specialised in jazz and new rhythm-oriented music. The big band of 16 musicians plays about 80 concerts every year in Finland and abroad. Read more >